Officials in President Asif Zardari's office said he is seeking talks with opposition leaders to try to _ the crises The government's offer for negotiations follows several meetings with top political and military leaders as well as consultations with American diplomats.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

The opposition was divided. And Van Buren won the election with little difficulty.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

The Niger Delta remains a stronghold for gangs and militant groups with strong opposition toward foreign oil companies and the government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

"Organizations that work on controversial issues or that are affiliated with political opposition have more trouble with the authorities,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

Reactions to the news were swift, with some opposition politicians praising the justice system for having done its work.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Critics like former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri with the opposition Fretilin party say this policy hurts local rice producers who cannot compete.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

Parliamentary supporters of General Aziz say the June 6th election will go ahead with or without opposition participation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

He says two of the three opposition parties that signed the Code of Conduct are moles with suspicious ties to the government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Opposition leaders along with union representatives and civil society leaders held talks with the ECOWAS appointed mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar on Thursday and Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

That comment did not go down well with the leader of the opposition Conservatives, David Cameron.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

In an interview with CBS in 2007, Kennedy underscored his opposition to the war in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

The opposition Democratic Party of Japan won Tokyo's city wide election in a landslide,with 54 seats.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

Prime Minister Meles sat down de-facto with three opposition politicians last week to sign what was hailed as a landmark electoral Code of Conduct.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Thursday in Bangkok, Marciel said they urged the Burmese to begin a dialogue with the opposition National League for Democracy before next year's elections.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Critics, including opposition politicians and rights groups, say it is tinged with the kind of nationalist sentiment spearheaded by France's far-right National Front party.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Mr.Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with the issue, after at least one opposition senator said failure to pass health reform could "break" the president.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

But he says whether it is Washington, the European Union or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, others must also engage with Burma's opposition parties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Hailu says his Unity Party is the only opposition group with a near-nationwide support base.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

This time,with his budget under fire from the political opposition, the president is fighting back.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Five of those sentenced to die are civilians with connections to opposition political parties.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

With Republicans maintaining their wall of opposition, the Senate completed a series of final procedural votes, including one formally declaring debate on the legislation at an end.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Charles Santiago is an opposition member of parliament with the Democratic Action Party.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

He will also meet with leaders of civil society and the political opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

Despite their diverse backgrounds, protesters - many dressed in green to show solidarity with Iran's opposition movement voiced a common theme of solidarity with the people of Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.07.25

Gabon's interior ministry says Bongo won with nearly Former interior minister Andre Mba Obame and long-time opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou each received about 25 percent of the vote.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (NO TRANSCRIPTS) Hariri met with parliament speaker and opposition Amal party leader Nabih Berri, was reappointed as prime minister last week, days after resigning.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Congress recently passed Mr.Obama's $787 billion dollar economic recovery plan without a single Republican vote in the House of Representatives and with only three opposition-party votes in the Senate.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The opposition leader is charged with breaching the conditions of her six-year house arrest because an American man earlier this month swam to her lakeside compound and stayed overnight.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

They don't want to deal with a strong opposition movement."

VOA: standard.2009.06.19